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The Lifelong Impact of 4-H : Stories from Texas /

Heartwarming, surprising, and inspirational: this collection of thirty-one stories from families and individuals whose lives have been touched by 4-H covers more than a century of history in Texas. It traces the organization from its agricultural origins at the turn of the twentieth century to its p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Couch, Martha E. (Editor ), Lepley, Toby L., 1969- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Published for Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service by Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Chris Boleman
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Corn clubs and the origins of 4-H / Thomas "Tom" Meriwether Marks
  • The depression and farm life / Leola Lala Kalich
  • A living legend / Alvin G. Davis
  • A well-balanced development / Lois Kalich
  • The $25 savings account / Iris Kalich
  • The life of a panhandle girl / Helen Piehl
  • Number seventeen / Joe Townsend
  • A 4-H life around Texas / Kay Botard Bezner
  • Sears gilt kicks off extension career / Gloria Schwarlose
  • A home filled with 4-H / Martha E. Couch
  • Family involvement is what made the difference / The Crawford Family
  • A McDonald's businessman and West Texas roundup / Richard Ligon
  • Opportunity, encouragement, and support / Betsy Leatherwood Harkey
  • The best place to meet a girl / Gary Don Harkey
  • Decades of 4-H / Douglas Steele
  • Livestock judging and youth leadership / John W. Campbell
  • Generations of gold stars / Nicole Sellers
  • "Saving grace" / Jeff W. Howard
  • An extension legacy / Toby L. Lepley
  • A solid foundation / Rudy Ritz
  • The value of a gravel road / Jerheme Urban
  • Nothing you do for children is ever wasted / Kerrie Steiert
  • From shooting sports to fighter jets / Kevin Schiller
  • The 4-H Olympian / Connie Schiller Smotek
  • Lessons from lambs / Nicole Huff Mitchell
  • Boys and their field of dreams / Patti, Chad, and Casey Jones, with Toby L. Lepley
  • The sanity of a mom and her will for her sons / Trent Willmon
  • From the clover to the White House / James Glueck
  • Taking 4-H to Iraq / Jonathon Glueck
  • From small-town kid to PhD / Justin Benavidez
  • A Texas family's legacy / Jody, Marion, Josh, and Ben Hall.